by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 18, 2019 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the April 2019 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send the Outrider straight to your email inbox each month. You can also see past issues. Have news you’d like...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 18, 2019 | Book Reviews
Hope Maintains her Throne: The Western Expeditions of Nathaniel J. Wyeth, Volume Two 1834-1836 Jim Hardee Pinedale, WY: Museum of the Mountain Man, Sublette County Historical Society, 2018 Following his first work, Obstinate Hope (2013), author Jim Hardee (editor,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 17, 2019 | People News
[su_table] Megan Bratton, Natrona County Library’s newest Youth Services Specialist, recently moved to Wyoming from Denver, Colorado, where she lived for the last ten years. She’s a big fan of the mountains and arid climate of the west after growing up in...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 17, 2019 | Schools
[su_table] [/su_table] By Jennisen Lucas, District Librarian Park County School District 6 Censorship. It’s a word that causes many a librarian’s blood to boil. It’s a hot topic because we have strong beliefs that no one should interrupt our rights to access...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2019 | WSL News
The WYLD Network Annual meeting will be held May 16-17 at Central Wyoming College in Riverton, and registration is now open. As in past years, there will be a general session on Thursday morning, followed by breakout training sessions in the afternoon. The WYLD...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2019 | Youth Services
Wyoming Youth Services librarians gathered in Laramie on March 28-29 for their annual spring meeting and to participate in a one-and-a-half day NASA@MyLibrary workshop. The workshop, sponsored by the Wyoming State Library, provided training in hands-on activities...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2019 | WSL News
Katie Rahman, Systems Librarian in the Wyoming State Library’s WYLD Office, presented, “Using Webinars as a Tool for BLUEcloud Analytics Training” at the Customers of SirsiDynix Users Group (COSUGI) national conference in late March in Minneapolis. Over the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of April 15 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions are below. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or you can find all the events...
by Jessica Otto | Apr 12, 2019 | WLA
Before National Library Week comes to a close, we have one more story to share about Wyoming’s library history: the formation of the Wyoming Library Association (WLA). An October 8, 1914 article published in Laramie’s Weekly Boomerang attributes creation of the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 12, 2019 | Grants and Awards
Does your library, historical society, or museum have historical photographs, documents, or audio-visual media that you’d like to share with the world? Consider applying for a Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) grant to help you make your unique...
